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. 2022 Dec 1;28(12):2633–2645. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-02059-9

Extended Data Fig. 6. LNA043 MoA hypothesis.

Extended Data Fig. 6

LNA043 binding to the FN1 receptor, integrin α5β1, and intracellular signaling e.g. via FAK and AKT phosphorylation induces transcriptional counter-regulation of OA-relevant gene expression. Specifically, a, up-regulation of essential cartilage matrix components PRG4, COL2A1, ACAN, COMP, MATN4, COL9A1 results in cartilage matrix synthesis; b, regulation of genes DKK1, FRZB, WNT16 inhibits WNT signaling, which induces chondrogenesis and cartilage regeneration; c, regulation of genes CHRDL2, GREM1, BMP6 inhibits BMP signaling, which prevents detrimental chondrocyte hypertrophy and mineralization in OA; d, downregulation of OA progression mediators OPN, DNER, OPG as well as FN1 splice variants and FN1, which in the OA environment is cleaved into cartilage degradation-promoting fragments, reduces cartilage degeneration and progression of OA. Transparent symbols depict transcriptomics results, colored symbols in vitro assay-confirmed data.